Income statement

€ million	Note no.	2022/23	2023/24
Sales revenues	1	30,551	31,029
Cost of sales		−25,669	−25,977
Gross profit on sales		4,883	5,052
Other operating income	2	1,088	647
Selling expenses	3	−4,351	−4,393
General administrative expenses	4	−892	−954
Other operating expenses	5	−132	−143
Impairment of financial assets	6	−12	−16
Income from companies accounted for using the equity method	7	13	24
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)		598	218
Other investment result	8	−38	11
Interest income	9	40	37
Interest expense	9	−200	−205
Other financial result	10	209	−96
Net financial result		11	−253
Earnings before taxes (EBT)		609	−35
Income taxes	12	−170	−90
Profit or loss for the period		439	−125
Profit or loss for the period attributable to non-controlling interests		0	−6
Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG		439	−120
Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted)	13	(1.21)	(−0.33)

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